Side-dump car.



H. J. WESSINGER.

SIDE DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1909.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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INVEWT'ORv wrriuzss H. J. WESSINGERt SIDE DUMP GAR.

APPLIOATIOE FILED 1120.7, 1909.

1,038,045, Patented Sept. 10,1912.

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H. J. WESSINGER.

SIDE DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1909.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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| I I I 1 x I HENRY JOHN WESSINGER, F DULUTH, MINNESOTA SIDE-DUMP CAR.

Application filed December 7, 1909. Serial No. 531,851.

companying drawings, forming part of this specification, in wh1ch Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section, showing a dumping car constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same Fig. 3is a sectional end elevation on i the line III-.III of Fi 4; Fig. 4 is a sec-= tional plan of the car, t e upper half of the right hand half of the car being in plan, the lower half of the right hand half being in section on the line IV-IV of Fig. 2, and

the left hand half of the car being in sec-- tion on the line VV of Fig. 2.

My invention relates to dumping cars, and more particularly relates to side dumping cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a car construction having improved means for discharging materials loaded therein and having novel mechanism for operating the car in dumping.

Another object of the inventionis to provide improved means for guiding and controlling the lifting parts of the car during the dumping operation.

In the drawings, 2 represents the bottom of the car which is of the ordinary construction, and is provided with any suitable type of car trucks and Wheels. The

longitudinal sills 3 of the car are connected 7 into the end sills 3 in the usual manner,

and the cars are provided with any well known type of draft rigging and couplers.

The car is provided with the usual equip ment of air brakes, hand brake and similar equipment, which not forming part of my invention need not further be described. The bottom plates 4 of the car are inclined upwardly from each side of the car and meet, at a considerable distance above the lower edge of the bottom of the car so as to form a sloping bottom from the longitudinal center of the car toward each side. Surrounding the car bottom are the vertically movable sides 5 and ends 6. The lower edges of the. bottom plates 4 are provided at suitable points with hooks 7 which engage with and hold the lower edge of the at. sends of the cars on rising lift the sides and bottom,

car is a toothed rack S, the teeth of which engage with the spur gears 9 which are mounted on the shaft 10 which extends longitudinally of the car below the bottom plates 4.- of the car. The rack 8 is secured to and moves vertically with the side and end plates of the car. The ends of the car are provided with double walls formed of plates 6 and 6' and in the space between these plates are the racks 8 and pinions 9 which'are on the ends of the shaft 10.- Also portions of the car 2, and the end plates 6 and 6 are the racks l1 and spur pinions 12, the pinions 12 being mounted on the ends ofthe shafts 13,? and the shafts 13 extending parallel with the end of the car. placing the racks and pinions within the space between the end plates, contact of Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 10, 19 1 2.

and racks, is prevented. The end plates 6 are fixedly secured to the stationary bottom portions of the car 2, and the end plates 6 which move vertically with the side plates are provided at the top with the depending portion 6 which overlap the stationary end plates 6* so as to prevent the entrance of materials into the space between the plates 6 and 6" when loading the car. Mounted on the end sills of the cars is a plurality of fluid pressure cylinders 14 having pistons, which are connected by the piston rods 15 with the end plates 6 of the: car for a purpose described later. Beneath the sloping bottom of the car is a fluid pressure storage tank 16, which is connected by a suitable piping 1'7 with each of the cylinders 14. The tank 16 is also provided with a supply pressure pipe 18 which is connected to the locomotive or other suitable source of fluid preisure supply in charging the storage tan In the operation of my improved dumping car, the car is loaded with materials in any desired manner. When it is desired to empty the car, fluid pressure;which has previously been sup lied to the storage tank 16 is admitted by the operator, {by manipulating the valves, into each. of the cylinders The piston rods 15 connected to the ends of the -car relatively to the sloping racks 8 and 11, and pinions 9 and 12 will be and the materials within the car are actuated so as to cause the pistons in the cylinders 14 to move at a uniform speed and for .an equal distance,-the pinioiis 12 on the opposite ends of the shaft 13 causing a parallel motion of the sides of the cars, and the pinions 9 on the op osite ends of the shafts causing a para lel motion of the ends of the cars, in this way causing the vertical movement of the sides and ends to of my invention are apparent'to those skilled walls of the car relative to its bottom and.

' frame, the contents of the car can be rapidly A-shaped floor discharged and the emptying operation greatly simplified. The arran ement of the o' positely inclined bottom pIates permits oi the car being emptied on both sides of the car while the lifting mechanism is easily and quickly operated.

Modifications in the construction andvarrangement of the parts may be' made without departing from m invention. The bottom may incline at a less angle than that illustrated, or may have a single 510 .e extending from one side to the other of t ie car, (in which case the car will discharge from one side only The number and size of the lifting cylin ers may be varied and mechanism other than the gears and racks employed to insure a para lel lifting movement of the sides and ends of the car, and other chan may be made. I gli im:

1. In a dumping car having vertically r'novable side and end walls, fluid pressure lifting motors on opposite ends of said car, and connections for supplying fluid pressure to said motors; substantially as described.

2. In a dumping car having vertically movable walls, a plurality of fluid pressure lifting cylinders. on opposite ends of said car and connections for supplying fluid pressure to said cylinders; su tantially as escribed.

3. In a. dumping car having movable walls, a fluid pressure lifting cyliiider on opposite ends of said car, a fluid pressure storage tank on said our, connections for supplying fluid pressure from said tank to the lifting cylinders and connections for supplying fluid pressure to said tank; substantially as described.

4. In a dump car, the combination with a ridgeslaaped floor, of center sills and an ame comprising a vertical plate notched to receive said center sills, a vertical member riveted to said plate to stiffen. the some and a transverse member also riveted to said plate to stifien the saine' Substantially as described.

5. In a dump car, the combination with a vertically.

ridge-shaped floor, of a center sill structure and an A-shaped door frame comprising a vertical plate notched toreceive the center sill structure, a vertical member riveted to said plate and to the center sill structure to stiffen the frame and a transverse member riveted to said plate and to the center sill structure to stiiien said frame; substantially as described.

6. Ina duin car, the combination with a rid e-shaped 001', of a center sill structure an an Ashaped fioor frame com rising a vertical plate notched to receive tlie center sill structure, a vertical angle riveted to said plate and to the center sill structure to stiffen the frame and a transverse angle having upturned ends riveted to said plate and to the center sill structure to stiffen said frame; substantially as described.

7. In a dump car having a liftable side, a side keeper mounted on the car under-frame and having a recess adapted to receive the lower edge of said side and an inclined surface adapted to guide the lower edge of the our side toward said recess; substantially as described.

side and a cross-bearer, a side keeper having a shank or securing portion and an engaging portion extending at an angle to said shank or securing portion in combination with a channel secured along the lower edge of the car side and adapted to receive the angularly extending portion ofsaid keeper; substantially as described.

9. In a dump car comprising a liftablc side, a hook-shaped side keeper in combination with an angle secured to the lower edge of the liftable side and adapted to engage the prong of 'said keeper; substantially as described.

10. In a dump car comprising liftable wall sections, means for raising said sections, means at opposite boundaries of said car for maintaining a parallel movement of said sect-ions and means maintaining a regular movement of said parallel movement maintaining means; substantially as described.

11. In a dump car comprising liftable wall sections, means for raising said sections and means at opposite boundaries of the car coupled bygearingto maintain parallel movement of said sections; substantially as described.

12. hi a dump car comprising a telescoping body, means for raising one portion of said body relatively to the other, a rack .and gear incuiis interposed between the two portions of said body to maintain a parallel ,Win d in] ly as described.

rdy, means for raisi' one portion of 8. In a dump car comprising a liftable movement of the movable portion; sub:

In a dump car comprising a telescop- :H In

sindbody relatively to the he! and and pinion interposed betweenthe two portions of said body at opposite boundaries thereof to maintain the parallel movement of said raising portions; substantially as described.

14. In a dump car comprising a telescoping body, means for raising one portion of said body relatively to the other, racks and pinions interposed between the two portions of said body at opposite boundaries thereof and geared to each other to maintain a parallel movement in the raising portion of said body; substantially as described.

15.- In a dump car comprising a telescoping body, a rack and gear at each end of said body to maintain a parallel movement in. the. raising portion of said body and means for raising said raising portion of the body; substantially as described.

16. In a dump car comprising liftable sides tied together at their ends, a rack and gear at each end of the car for maintaining a parallel movement of said sides and a gear connection between the respective pairs of racks and gears; substantially as described. V

17. In a dump tiigfifr comprising liftable sides connected at 'tfi'eir ends beyond the car ends proper, and rack and gear devices mounted respectively on the car end proper and a side connection between the car sides to maintain a parallel movement of the car sides; substantially as described.

18. In a dump car comprising liftable sides connected at their ends by sheeting beyond the 'car end proper and gearing mounted on the outer face of the car end proper and the inner face of said side connecting sheeting to maintain a parallel movement of the sides; substantially as described.

' 19. In a dump car comprising liftable sides and means covering the space between the car end proper and the side connecting sheeting; substantially as described.

20. In a dump car comprising liftable 2 sides connected at their extreme ends beyond the car end proper by deep sheeting, means covering the space between the car ehd proper and the said side connecting sheeting and means mounted in said space ior maintaining a parallel movement of the car sides; substantially as described.

21. In a dump car comprising liftable sides connected at their extreme ends 'beyond the car end proper by deep sheeting,

sheeting and ext-ending over the car end proper and downwardly into the interior of the car; substantially as described.

22. In a dump car having liftable sides and telescoping ends. means mounted within the inclosure formed by the telescoping ends of said car for maintaining a parallel movements of the car side's; substantially as described.

In a dump car having liftable sides'n and telescoping ends, a rack and gear mounted within the inclosure formed at each end of the car by said telescoping ends to maintain a parallel movement of the car sides; substantially as described.

24. In a dump car having liftable sides and telescoping ends, a rack and gear mounted within the inclosure formed at each end of the car by said telescoping ends to maintain a parallel movement of the car sides and gearing between the respective racks and gears; substantially as described.

25. In a dump car having liftable sides connected at their ends, toothed devices mounted on the side connecting means, a toothed device mounted on the car end proper in mesh with the first-mentioned toothed device to maintain a parallel movement of the sides; substantially as described.

26. In a dump car having liftable sides connected at their ends, a pair of intermeshing devices mounted respectively on the car end proper and the side connecting means at each end of the car and means gearing the respective pairs of intermeshing devices together, substantially as described.

27. In a dump car having liftable side sections connected attheirends, a pair of inter-meshing devices mounted respectively on the car endproper and said side connecting means, a gear device extending throughout the length of the car and means on the side connecting means meshing with said.

gear device; substantially as described.

28. In a dump car having stationary and vertically movable portions, a rack mounted on the movable portion, a gear mounted on the stationary portion in mesh with said rack and projecting through the sheeting of said stationary portion; substantially as described.

29. In a dump car having stationary and vertically movable portions, a rack carried cover plate or homing for said gear; sub

.said n'iovable portion; substantially as deoi gears mounted on the other of said porcrosn-head engaging said channel on one 31. In a dump car having iasitationary and vertically movable portions, a rack mounted on one of said portions, a gear extending through a perforation on the other of said portions in mesh with said rack and 'a stantially as tltfSC/E'UJtBtl.

in a dtunp rar having eta'lionar3. and vertically movable portions, :1 pair of racks mounted on one of said portions, a pair of gears mounted on the other of said pow tions extending through perforations therein and in mesh with said racks and cover plates or housings for said racks; substantially as described.

33. in a dum car having stationary and vertically movable portions, :1. pair of rahie mounted on one of said portions and a pair of geara at: each end ot the car i'nounted on the other oi said portions in mesh with said racks and a shaft extending through-- out the length ot the car and geared to scribed.

34; In a dump ear comprising Stationary and movable portions, a pair of racks mounted on one of said portions, :1 pair tions in mesh with said raclts. a channel mounted on the movable porti n. and a croesdiead engaging the channel and corn necting the same to a pieton rod for oper ating said movable portion; substantially as described.

35. In a dump car compriwing stationary and verticallymovable portions. a olniunel mounted on the movable portion with a side. a brace extending from the movable portion to the opposite side of said channel. :1 piston rod for o ei.'ating naio cross-head and a pressure cylinder in "which the piston rod reciprocatea; subatantial Y as d scribed.

36. In a dump car eompri ing' :Antionary and movable portions, 11 pair of rocks: l

mounted at each end of the car on one of the said portions, a pair of gears mounted at each end of the car on the other of said portions and in mesh with said racks, a shaft extending throughoutthe length of the stationary portion of the car and geared to the nnivab e portion of the car in combination with a pressure cylinder and "1.. piston rod suitably connected to said movable por' tion of the car; substantially as described.

37'. *In a dump car comprising stationary and movable portions, a shaft extending throughout the length of the stationary portion and geared to said movable portion in combination with means for operating said movable portion; substantially an described.

In a dump car having stationary and vertically mo able portions, a cylinder and a piston suitably connected to said movable portion, in combimition with a pressure reservoir connected to said cylinder, the customary train pipe, a suitable connection be tween said train pipe and said reservoir, and means controlling the sup ly of pressure fromsaid reservoir to. sat cylinder; substantially as described.

39. In a dump car having stationary and vertically movable portions, :1. cylinder and a piston suitably connected to said movable portion. in combination with a ressure reservoir connected to said cylim er, the ci'istomary train pipe, at suitable connection between said train pipe and said reservoir, means controlling the supply of pressure from said reservoir to said cylinder, and means for maintaining an even movement of the movableportion when the mechanism is operated; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY JOHN WESSINGER.

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